What's it mean if u have a new battery for only a month an it died all of a sudden an when u try to jump it off the only thing that keeps it Goin is holding an pressing the gas pedal?

Asked by Josh Sep 16, 2015 at 09:45 PM about the 2001 Dodge Durango SLT RWD

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The dead battery could be that you may have left something on and it drained the battery, if not take a look for any loose connections on the battery. As far as you having to push hard on the pedal to keep the car running, you want to take a look at the throttle body it will look something like this. The cable could be loose, it could need a good cleaning with a cleaner such as CRC.

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